Robert Hurwitt, former drama critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, and before that the San Francisco Examiner and the East Bay Express, is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky.
KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Needles and Opium,” written and directed by Robert LaPage, at ACT’s Geary Theater through April 23, 2017.
KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “Hamilton,” book, music and lyrics by Lin Manuel Miranda, at SHN Orpheum through August 5, 3017.
Recorded at the ROAR Conference in the bay area, this podcast features two members of the General Defense Committee (GDC) of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis – St. Paul). These two organizers discuss how their group has grown from around 20 members to 130 over the course of … Continued
KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews a new production of “Noises Off” by Michael Frayn, directed by Susi Damilano, at San Francisco Playhouse through May 13, 2017.
Paul Auster, whose latest novel is “4 3 2 1” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky. The author of several novels, screenplays, books of poetry and film director, Paul Auster’s latest novel is an epic 850 page story of how circumstance changes us. In the interview, he also talks about his film-making career and about how his life relates to this novel. (photo: creative commons, 2007 Brooklyn Book Festival)
KPFA theater critic Richard Wolinsky reviews “The Baltimore Waltz” by Paula Vogel, directed by Jonathan Moscone, at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco through April 16, 2017.
Tom Ammiano on his one-man-show “Mincing Words”; The SF Planning Commission and Affordable Housing; the Single-Payer Insurance System in California.
Wes “Scoop” Nisker asks us to let our fools-self shine. All of us driving around in our private boxes of steel and plastic as we burn up millions of years of the accumulated energy of the sun in one bonfire of the vanities. In short we are cooking ourselves, would you like fries with that? … Continued
Otessa Moshfegh, whose short story collection, “Homesick for Another World,” has just been published, is interviewed by host Richard Wolinsky. The author of the highly acclaimed novel, “Eileen,” recently out in trade paperback, Otessa Moshfegh is the daughter of an Iranian father and Croatian mother, both forced out of Iran following the 1979 revolution. Her stories are filled with dark humor, focusing on how we feel about our bodies and our lives in this physical universe.